ISSN:
1573-0972
Keywords:
Air-lift photoreactor
;
cultivation
;
cyanobacteria
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Abstract Nostoc sp. was cultivated in an air-lift reactor with continuous recirculation of the head gas phase that aerated and agitated the cyanobacterial suspension at regulated flow rates. The supply of inorganic carbon for growth was coupled with pH control, in the range of 7.7 to 8.1, by intermittent sparging of CO2-head gas mixtures. The formation of irregular bubbles with swirling motion at the photostage of the reactor promoted efficient CO2 transference in dense populations of Nostoc sp. (1.1 g/l) when bubbling at flow rates of 10 l/min. Biomass productivity was almost six-fold higher in the photoreactor (16.4 mg/l.h) than in a conventional system (2.8 mg/l.h). The exponential growth phase of cultures in the photoreactor amounted to 60% of the total growth period.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00360875
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